Greenwich Youth Football League Week 7 roundup

Updated 8:13 pm, Wednesday, October 30, 2013

The Bulldogs came out of the gate strong with an impressive opening drive that resulted in a Logan Galletta touchdown and successful extra point conversion. Galletta ran behind the strong blocking of Davies Peck, Will Janis, Mike Sinisi and Nate Trogni. The Bulldogs kept the momentum going with a Tighe Cummiskey TD run. Early in the second half, Cummiskey and Galletta would earn tough yardage on the ground before Galletta punched in his second touchdown of the game to put the Bulldogs on top. Defensively the Bulldogs were lead by the hard hitting of Daniel Fox, Pierson Delcristo, Sam Sardone and Randall Feda. Andrew Walko, Brennan Campbell, Cole Studwell, Charlie Kosinski, Zachary Jacob, Sam Woerz, Hudson Zamacona, Hunter Daur, Georgie Hernandez and Ben Aysseh all contributed to a solid Bulldog effort.

The Generals came up short losing a hard fought battle. After trailing 14-0 The Generals cut into the lead when Peter Lewis broke of a 37-yard touchdown run behind the blocking of Matthew Trimmer, Jake Carifa, Ryan Jedlicka and Gabe Maiolo. Jackson Wolfram threw a five-yard pass to Lewis for the two-point conversion. The Generals stayed in the game with great defensive effort from Jackson Fels, Wyatt Gibson and Ian MacDonald. Peter Lewis again broke off a 43 yard TD in the fourth quarter to get the Generals within a score.

Crushers 20, Mavericks 6

The Crushers got ahead early and stayed ahead against a determined Mavericks team. Back Alex Hazlett had a big day with runs of 35, 21 and 17 yards including a touchdown. QB Drew Hill had another big game, scoring twice on keepers of 18 and 9 yards. Jurgis Schmedlen, Mustafa Dannett, Ashton Winegardner, Clayton Griffin and Thomas Durvasula also had strong runs. Offensive lineman Willy Hollander, Ted Ohls, Jake Prieto, Jack Hayes and Wolf Hill cleared the way for them all day. On defense Drew Kral made big stops when it counted while Tucker Williams, Miles Walker and Wyatt Recchia were also strong on defense to keep the Mavs off the scoreboard.

The Mavericks had a tough task advancing the ball on the big defensive line of the Crushers and managed to get quality blocking out of Luke Rutkoske, Steven Sudell and Hunter Lippmann to spring a brilliant 25-yard touchdown run by Jip Clarke. AJ Pisacano was also instrumental in springing Clarke. Defensively, Mark Thibeault and Sam Hall lea the team in tackling. Ryan Crowley, Diogo Fernandez, Ryan Hammoud and Anthony Pedicano also played an important role on defense, making key tackles.

Gators 26, Raiders 0

Strong team defense by Gators' Tyler Wilson, Tommy O'Connor, Santiago Borrego, Charlie Adorney, Joshua Grijalba, Tony Alfano, and Vilas Srikrishnan kept it a scoreless game through the first quarter. Scoring began in the second quarter with a 52-yard touchdown run by Carnegie Johnson behind blocks from Alfano, Payton Aslansan, Tyler Donnellan, and Henry Byrne. Later in the same quarter, Johnson ran for a 49-yard TD with blocks by Hanna and Alfano. Donnellan scored the extra point with blocking help from John Toal. Good runs by Miles Trager, a nice first-time catch by Carter Paulson, and good-effort first-time runs by Jack Turkeltaub and Borrego spread the ball around. In the fourth quarter, Patrick Mullen scored his firstr TD on a 29-yard pass from Donnellan with blocking help by Turkeltaub and Borrego. Mullen recovered a fumble on the Raiders' 20-yard line leading to a 10-yard broken-play touchdown scamper by Donnellan, with helpful blocks from Grijalba and O'Connor.

It was a tough game for the Raiders but there were a few bright spots. Luke Vivier on the line was making some big blocks on offense and some big stops on defense. Roman Pennella had a good game at center as always and was put at a new spot on defense and really played well. Jason Agudelo played tough running the ball down field and coming up big on defense. Zach Mantione played his usual fine game at outside linebacker and really contained the outside.

Juniors

Generals 26, Bulldogs 14

The Generals started fast when Lucas Delgado made a two-yard tackle for a loss to help force a three-and-out. Spencer Hartley then scored from 54 yards out to give the Generals an early lead. The Generals forced another three-and-out on the Bulldogs second series when Logan Guerrieri sliced through the line for a four-yard tackle for a loss. Colin Mulshine scored from 55 yards out on the next series, and added a 25-yard pick six on the next play. The Generals Cristobal Isaacs forced a fumble to end another Bulldogs drive later in the half. The Generals started fast again in the second half when George Hadley scored from 20 yards out. Lukey Christensen added the extra point behind a great block by Jack Putrino. Owen Neviera had a TD saving tackle for the Generals, and Cal Breier and Braden Tuttle provided excellent coverage to shut down the Bulldogs passing attack and preserve the victory.

After a tough start for the Bulldogs, defensive play by Christopher Carvajal and Mathew Bologna including sacks by Jack O'Gorman turned the game's momentum. The Generals offense took over with Mathew Chioditti, Patrick O'Brien, Frankie Toscano, Julian Chudy, Sam Chard and John McGrath leading the way and finally pushing into the opponents territory. Play included great blocking by Luca Trogni and two Magrath passes to Casey Rosmus. After a long drive down field, Drew Sheehan ran in for his first of two TDs and Quinten Fox his first of two extra points. Despite breakout runs by Quinten Fox, Jack O'Gorman and Ian Foster with a few first downs, the clock ran out on the Dogs.

Crushers 19, Mavericks 15

Down by seven points, the Crushers came right back with a 65-yard TD blast by back Miles Recchia. The Crushers defense stepped up to hold the Mavs scoreless the rest of the half with big tackles by Matt Jester and Hugo Mark and a fumble recovery by Vincent Ceci after Christian Mingione stripped the ball. In the third quarter, Crusher offensive linemen Jack Durvasula, Danny Lauter and Carl Cummings owned the line of scrimmage, ending with back Michael Grabel's five-yard TD run to get the Crushers to within two. The defense shut the Mavs down again as Charlie Jones made a crushing tackle behind the line of scrimmage to keep them from advancing. With just thee minutes remaining, the Crushers pulled off another damaging series of plays -- Ceci, Recchia and Grabel all punching through the defensive line, then Grabel getting the score. Recchia added two points as the Crushers took the lead with one minute left. The defense sealed the game when Nick Winegardner intercepted a Mavs desperation pass. Important contributions also came from the Crushers second string with backs Reed Signer, Will Knight and Ricky Kral making strong runs behind the blocking of Bobby Grudzinski, Chris Bassalik, Quinn Patterson and Max Muftic.

The Mavericks got on the scoreboard first on a 60-yard fumble return for a TD by Robbie Pedicano, and a Jeffrey Mathews scamper around end for two points. The Mavericks defense was paced by Cal Rohdie, Peter Santana and Zane Khader. Offensively, Peter Santana had a 57-yard TD run in the third quarter and good line play from Nicholson Bosile, Joe DiBiasie and Mason Moorhead.

Gators 19, Raiders 0

Offensively the Gators moved the ball well on the ground and through the air. Jojo McCurdy got the scoring started on a 22-yard TD reception from Evan Weigold. Two possessions later Mathew Pilc added six points on a tough 14-yard touchdown jaunt up the middle with blocking by Mathew Russell, Nico Wright, Harry Kilberg and Luis Quisumbing. In the second half the Gators once again marched down the field with runs by Jason Tautel and Alejandro Blanco and pass receptions by Joseph Dowling and McCurdy. Blanco ran the ball the last 13 yards for a TD. Twice the Raiders came knocking and the Gators turned them away with two fumble producing goal line stands. Hunter Cusimano recovered the first and Weigold the second. Colin Miles also recovered a fumble. Pilc and Miles both made TD saving tackles through sheer determination. Matt Sisca, Dean Manos, Josh Nevins, Tommy Intrieri and Ace Takahashi all played well. It was a total defensive team effort and the Gators were able to turn the Raiders away this time.

The Raiders mounted several impressive drives deep into Gator territory but committed four crucial turnovers. There were several standouts for the Raiders. Dylan "Mad Dog" Maloney played a great game, after being pressed into service for injured comrades he caught a pass, played some QB, had three passes defended and made several big tackles. Down 12-0 in the mid fourth quarter, David Nasimi scooped up a fumble, received a terrific block by Louis Koletas and rambled 34 yards for what appeared to be a TD. After lengthy discussions the referees determined that the fumble could not be advanced. Tony Deluca anchored an offensive line with very solid shotgun snaps and led the charge of strong blocking all day by Josh Figueroa, Jacinto Leal, Glen Rivas, Maxine Touzot and Daulton Kendall.

Seniors

Generals 21, Bulldogs 13

On the second play of the game, the Generals' Brendan Whiteley followed lead blocks by Nick Mosher, Doug Neviera and Callum Abernethy for a 65-yard touchdown run. Eric Hadley connected with Ryan Mulshine on the extra point to give the Generals a 7-0 lead. Later in the first quarter, Eric Hadley completed a 15 yard scoring pass to Elia Gianopolous, and Hadley converted the extra point to extend the lead. At the end of the third quarter, Eric Hadley ran for a three-yard touchdown, and then passed to Brendan Whiteley for the extra point giving the Generals a 21-7 lead. In the second half, the Bulldogs mounted a comeback. On the final series of the game and the Bulldogs threatening inside the 10-yard line, Ryan Mulshine, Owen Gwozdz and Ben Frey combined to stop the Bulldogs just shy of pay dirt, preserving the Generals victory.

Bulldog's Hayden Sherr, Charlie Callahan and Thomas Benda each made three tackles and Benda recovered the fumble that Doyle forced. Howe and Glenn Niblo both made two tackles, while Brandon Wilson, Jacob Belmont, Spencer Wardell and Scotti made one apiece. Nate Allen broke-up a pass attempt from his cornerback spot. The Bulldogs turned the ball over on downs after four plays and the Generals quickly scored again, completing passes of 29 and 16 yards, the latter for a touchdown. The point-after attempt was successful and Putnam was up 14-0 as the first quarter was winding down. Unable to advance the ball to start the second half, the Bulldogs punted. The Generals then put together their best drive of the game, going 59 yards on 10 plays, culminating in a three-yard touchdown run. The pass for the extra-point was good and Putnam had restored its 14-point lead. Doyle would have none of it however, and on five consecutive carries of the following drive, went for a total of 70 yards, the lion's share of which was his 40-yard touchdown sprint. The point-after attempt came-up short and North Mianus trailed to the end of the game.

Mavericks 21, Crushers 0

The Mavericks defense played a strong game led by Rayan Archbani, Will Kolman, Tysen Comizio, Jaden Williams, Aengus Rosato and Victor DelVecchio. Lance Large and Nicky Henkel had interceptions for the Mavericks. The Mavericks opened the scoring in the first quarter on a one yard touchdown run by Tyler Blizzard. The touchdown was set up by a 35-yard pass completion and run from Henkel to Robbie Lanni. Blizzard added the PAT. Henkel then connected on a 22-yard touchdown pass to Trystan Sarcone. Owen Matthews added the PAT. Lanni closed out the scoring on a one yard touchdown run. Blocking up front was led by Stevie Bennett, Joe Fernandez, Joe Kraninger, and Jimmy McMahan

The Crushers lost only their second game of the season, despite playing tough on both offense and defense. Nolan Connerty, Jesse Barber and Matt Marsh opened up several holes for backs Andrew Hollander and Henry Saleeby although they weren't able to get into the end zone. The defense held its own, with particularly strong efforts by Cam Dalton, Jack Spurlock, Tyler Dietrich, Whit Knight and Nick Frayter.

Gators 29, Raiders 7

The Gators stopped the Raiders opening drive with great defensive plays from Zach El-Tayyeb, Andrew Nanai and Mitchell Finklestein. QB Garrett Murphy pitched the ball to Cory Johnson who ran 40 yards for a touchdown. Johnson converted the two point PAT. In the second quarter the Gators drove down the field and scored on Elrashawn Dover's four-yard run and he followed with the one-point conversion. Johnson scored on a short run and Dover converted the PAT. Making great gains on the ground was Nao Satake who rattle off an impressive 40 yard run and Rei Nakayama who had an amazing 27-yard gain. The final score of the game came when Zach El-Tayyeb pass the ball to Bandon Chow for a 22 yard touchdown. Jack Feda "bulldozed" his way for the one point PAT. Also Jael Negron broke up a big Raider pass in the fourth quarter.

Raiders' Romano Orlando scored a touchdown and extra point and was the leading rusher for BANC. Jack Caruso and Jackson Magann helped to open holes for Gavin Muir, Jason Otis and Matt Robins and the Raider rushing attack. On defense for the Raiders, Cristian Perez recovered a fumble, Pablo Benguria was the leading tackler and Grant Resnick broke up a pass play.